Oliver Springs police charge Kingston man for drugs, weapons

A Kingston man whose truck was stopped because of a tail light violation was arrested by Oliver Springs for drug and weapons charges Tuesday afternoon.

by Beverly Majors

A Kingston man whose truck was stopped because of a tail light violation was arrested by Oliver Springs for drug and weapons charges Tuesday afternoon.

Oliver Springs police reports said 47-year-old Glen Millard Long Jr. was charged with possession of Schedule VI drugs, possession of Schedule II drugs, possession of Schedule III drugs, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was taken to the Anderson County jail, where he is being held on bond. While being processed at the jail, jailers found a plastic bag of suspected marijuana “under his scrotum” and additionally charged him with bringing contraband into a penal institution.

Sgt. Charlie Graham stopped Long’s silver Ford Ranger pickup truck about 3:30 p.m. on Tri-County Boulevard after seeing a tail light out on the truck. When he made contact with Long, he reportedly smelled marijuana coming from the truck and saw a pipe and a handgun next to Long.

Graham reportedly removed Long from the truck and called for another officer to come to the scene. The officers then searched Long and found a small silver box containing what was believed to be methamphetamine in his pocket.

Inside the truck, the officers found five guns, a rifle scope, assorted ammunition and four a knives, as well as two plastic bags of purported marijuana, a bag of purported powdered meth, several pills, and cut straws with powder residue and other paraphernalia.

Reports said the marijuana was compressed and hard, appearing to be cut from a larger block. The guns reportedly were all fully loaded with bullets in the chambers. Officers also seized the pickup truck.